>>>>>>I am using a read only edit box in VFP 7 to display the changing status of some processing.
>>>>>>Basically, I am updating a memo field in a cursor that is the source and then refreshing the edit box.
>>>>>>When I refresh the edit box, the vertical scroll bar always moves to the top of the control. A keyboard of CTRL+END in the refresh does not move the scroll bar down.
>>>>>>As a result, the oldest part of the status is displayed on the form instead of the newest.
>>>>>>Is there a way to move the scroll bar down?
>>>>>>Am I using the wrong control?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>TIA.
>>>>>
>>>>>For the CTRL+END to work you must set the focus to the control first. You can try in the Refresh of the form, to set the focus toi the control, and then set it back to the control you like
>>>>>
>>>>>Luis
>>>>
>>>>Luis,
>>>>
>>>>I added the this.setfocus() in the refresh and that did not appear to help.
>>>>I then added the setfocus in the other code in the form before calling the controls refresh. This method did not help either except for the LAST update to the edit box. In that case, the scroll bar was at the end.
>>>
>>>It has to be added after the refresh method, 'cause if you add it before, the refresh will put the edibox at the beggining again.
>>>Luis
>>
>>Luis,
>>
>>No success. Can we just review what I should be doing?
>>In the refresh of the edit box I have a keyboard '{CTRL+END}'
>>Its control source is CurStatus.mStatus
>>In the other coding in the form that wants to update the status I have something like:
>>replace mstatus with mstatus + 'whatever' in CurStatus
>>thisform.deboxmStatus.refresh()
>>thisform.deboxmstatus.setfocus()
>>
>>TIA.
>
>Sorry to jump in but couldn't you just put the latest message at the start of the editbox?

>Replace mStatus with "Whatever"+chr(13)+mStatus
>

>As far as the original question goes have you tried butting the SetFocus just before the Keyboard command?
>
>HTH
>Caroline

Caroline,
The purpose of the edit box is to provide a chronologic 'audit' of what occured.
Also, the user could copy and paste all or part of its contents into an E-mail and I think that users are used to reading top-down.
For these reasons, IMHO, I think that the newest data should be displayed at the bottom.

To be honest, I have tried so many combinations :( that I can't remember whether I tried putting the set focus just before the keyboard.